NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 4/3/2020
Time:11:12 a.m.
Location / Address: 6006 New Forest Court, Waldorf, Charles County
Type of Incident: Apartment Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Two story wood framed apartment complex
Owner / Occupants: St. Charles Apartments
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 600,000 Contents: $ 200,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present and activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None Present
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Waldorf VFD
# of Alarms: 2 # Of Firefighters: 61
Time to Control: 20 Minutes
Discovered By: Maintenance Staff
Area of Origin: Second level covered balcony
Preliminary Cause: Improperly discarded smoking materials
Additional Information: The accidental fire was determined to be caused by improperly discarded smoking materials on the balcony of a second floor apartment. Just after 11:00 a.m. maintenance staff witnessed smoke coming from behind the apartments and went to investigate. The staff noticed a fire on the balcony and immediately started to evacuate multiple residences of the apartments. Four apartments sustained significant damage as a result of the fire. The occupants in a total of 16 units were affected by the incident and are displaced at this time. The American Red Cross was notified and will be assisting the displaced occupants.
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